| Many small business owners are hesitant to hire | | | | employees wages for the training period. The amount |
| employees due to the economic environment and the | | | | of the reimbursement depends on the size of your |
| high cost of employee turnover and training. Many | | | | Company. The full reimbursement is available until your |
| States have set up programs that provide funding to | | | | business reaches 100 employees. Then it is reduced to |
| help offset some of the cost that are incurred by | | | | a 50% reimbursement. |
| these employers. Through its Catawba OneStop | | | | Programs such as the one provided by the Catawba |
| Workforce Centers, the South Carolina Employment | | | | OneStop can be quite advantageous to employers |
| Security Commission provides a wealth of resources | | | | looking to save cost - especially when compared with |
| to business owners. The local OneStop provides | | | | hiring an employee through a private recruiting |
| employers assistance in recruiting and prescreening | | | | company where the cost could be several thousand |
| applicants, finding quality job candidates, scheduling | | | | dollars. |
| interviews and providing skill assessments on the | | | | Many other states offer similar programs and I would |
| applicants. | | | | encourage all small business owners to seek out and |
| One of the most attractive parts of their program is | | | | take advantage of these opportunities where they |
| that if your new hire employee completes an | | | | exist. It is not often when the government offers free |
| on-the-job training contract through them, the employer | | | | funding to small business owners. Find out what your |
| can receive reimbursement for up to 75% of the | | | | locality has to offer today. |